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Koskinen will start Wednesday vs. the Penguins.
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Koskinen is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Penguins.
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Campbell will start Wednesday vs. the Avalanche.
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Kuemper will start Wednesday in Toronto.
The Avalanche have sent Pavel Francouz (ankle) to Colorado (AHL).
Francouz missed all of October and November with an ankle injury, so he will go to the AHL for conditioning. The Avalanche said that they will carry three goalies once Francouz is healthy. The oft-injured netminder has gone 21-9-4 with a 2.40 GAA and .923 SVS% in 36 career NHL games.
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Hart will start Wednesday in New York.
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Demko will start Wednesday in Ottawa.
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Hart was the first goalie off of the ice at the Flyers morning skate.
Hayes (abdomen) will return to the Flyers lineup on Wednesday.
Hayes played two games before re-injuring himself and missing six more games. He'll be back on Wednesday, centring the third line with Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny. Hayes has one goal and one assist in two games.
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Gustavsson is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
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Campbell is in the starter's crease at the Maple Leafs morning skate.
The Kraken have recalled Joey Daccord from Charlotte (AHL).
Chris Driedger landed on IR on Wednesday morning, so Daccord comes up to serve as Philipp Grubauer's backup. Daccord has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .915 SV% in eight AHL games this season.
The Kraken have recalled Kole Lind from Charlotte (AHL).
Lind will take Calle Jarnkrok's spot on the roster and could replace Jordan Eberle (lower-body) if he's unavailable on Wednesday. Lind has scored two goals with five assists (seven points) in 17 AHL games this season.
The Kraken have placed Chris Driedger (undisclosed) on IR.
Driedger finished Monday's game in Buffalo, stopping 32 of 36 shots in the 7-4 win. Driedger had won two straight but landed on IR on Wednesday. Joey Daccord was called-up from Charlotte (AHL) to serve as Philipp Grubauer's backup.
The Kraken have placed Calle Jarnkrok (undisclosed) on IR.
Jarnkork suffered an undisclosed injury vs. the Hurricanes last Wednesday and was moved to IR on Wednesday. The move was made to open up a roster spot for Kole Lind to be recalled, who could replace Jordan Eberle (lower-body). Jarnkrok is eligible to return whenever he's back to 100 percent.
Getzlaf suffered a lower-body injury on Tuesday; questionable for Wednesday's game vs. Vegas.
Getzlaf left after playing just 2:48 TOI and did not return after falling awkwardly along the boards. After Getzlaf left, Sam Steel took over between Troy Terry and Adam Henrique. Consider him questionable to play Wednesday.
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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Gibson led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Andersen led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Gaudreau has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not play Tuesday.
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